Monday, 24 December 2012

A wet windy Christmas Eve. Although I don't make it to the pool until 10am there are quite a few people around. Carl and Kate beat me to join Santa in the water. It's been almost a week since I last swam, the mild weather has seen the temperature go up to around 5ºC or so.

I'm not sure quite what Sue was doing to Santa? I swam six lengths and despite the rain it was quite pleasant, amazing what a couple of degrees difference makes at this time of year.

The sauna was looking festive too, tinsel blowing in the wind. I was happy to retreat inside for a while with no worry about having to rush off to work. Merry Christmas swimmers.

Wednesday, 5 December 2012

Unexpected snow! It had just about stopped falling by the time I arrived at the pool. Only really a dusting on the ground but it's early for any to have settled.

The pool did not look that inviting. There was a damp sting to the air, it was cold. I did a four length swim, huffing and puffing my way up and down the pool. I considered two more but thought I'd prefer the sauna.

The water is still about 3ºC, the same as yesterday. With such a short swim I was warm in a few minutes so I did a double dip. I dived in and did two widths, pulling myself out on to the snowy ground. I've never been tempted to go back in before but it was most exhilarating and I still had time for a second sauna!